2015 Perth Darts Masters

2015 Perth Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	14–16 August 2015
Venue	HBF Stadium
Location	Perth
Country	Australia
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	A$200,000
Winner's share	A$60,000
High checkout	130 Phil Taylor 130 James Wade
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2014 2016»

The 2015 Perth Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Western Australia from 14–16 August 2015.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the last year's final. ^[1] He successfully defended his title after beating James Wade 11–7 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was A$200,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: A$200,000)
Winner	(1)	A$60,000
Runner-up	(1)	A$30,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	A$15,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	A$10,000
First round	(8)	A$5,000

Qualifiers

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The eight seeded PDC players were:

1. Phil Taylor (winner)
2. Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals)
3. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
4. Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
5. Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals)
6. James Wade (runner-up)
7. Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
8. Stephen Bunting (first round)

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

• Simon Whitlock (first round)
• Paul Nicholson (first round)
• Kyle Anderson (quarter-finals)
• Laurence Ryder (first round)
• Craig Caldwell (first round)
• David Platt (first round)
• Adam Rowe (first round)
• Kim Lewis (first round)

Draw

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	First round (best of 11 legs) 14 August [5]					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 15 August [6]					Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) 16 August [7]					Final (best of 21 legs) 16 August [7]
	1	Phil Taylor 99.97	6
		Craig Caldwell 90.35	1
						1	Phil Taylor 99.32	8
							Kyle Anderson 93.86	3
	8	Stephen Bunting 98.28	5
		Kyle Anderson 94.46	6
											1	Phil Taylor 108.50	10
											4	Gary Anderson 104.39	5
	5	Adrian Lewis 89.14	6
		Laurence Ryder 87.24	1
						5	Adrian Lewis 91.02	7
						4	Gary Anderson 94.24	8
	4	Gary Anderson 98.02	6
		Kim Lewis 77.97	0
																1	Phil Taylor 98.95	11
																6	James Wade 99.15	7
	2	Michael van Gerwen 105.69	6
		David Platt 92.84	4
						2	Michael van Gerwen 105.19	8
						7	Raymond van Barneveld 102.75	4
	7	Raymond van Barneveld 102.96	6
		Simon Whitlock 99.84	3
											2	Michael van Gerwen 95.79	9
											6	James Wade 100.55	10
	6	James Wade 94.11	6
		Adam Rowe 81.31	1
						6	James Wade 94.85	8
						3	Peter Wright 88.27	2
	3	Peter Wright 89.43	6
		Paul Nicholson 79.04	2

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: ^[8]

Country	Channel
Australia	Fox Sports
New Zealand	Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Asia	Fox Channel Asia
United Kingdom	ITV4
Netherlands	RTL7
Middle East/North Africa	OSN
Ireland	Setanta Sports
China	PPTV (online)

References

1. "Perth Darts Masters: Phil Taylor beats Michael van Gerwen in thrilling final". Sky Sports . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
2. "World Series of Darts August Update". PDC. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
3. "Rowe & Lewis Complete Perth Field". PDC. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
4. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Draw". PDC. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
5. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
6. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
7. "Second Perth Title For Dominant Taylor". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
8. "World Series of Darts TV Coverage". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.